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[CITE: 16USC6101]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
           CHAPTER 80--NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
 
Sec. 6101. Findings

    Congress finds that--
        (1) of the nearly 800 bird species known to occur in the United 
    States, approximately 500 migrate among countries, and the large 
    majority of those species, the neotropical migrants, winter in Latin 
    America and the Caribbean;
        (2) neotropical migratory bird species provide invaluable 
    environmental, economic, recreational, and aesthetic benefits to the 
    United States, as well as to the Western Hemisphere;
        (3)(A) many neotropical migratory bird populations, once 
    considered common, are in decline, and some have declined to the 
    point that their long-term survival in the wild is in jeopardy; and
        (B) the primary reason for the decline in the populations of 
    those species is habitat loss and degradation (including pollution 
    and contamination) across the species' range; and
        (4)(A) because neotropical migratory birds range across numerous 
    international borders each year, their conservation requires the 
    commitment and effort of all countries along their migration routes; 
    and
        (B) although numerous initiatives exist to conserve migratory 
    birds and their habitat, those initiatives can be significantly 
    strengthened and enhanced by increased coordination.

(Pub. L. 106-247, Sec. 2, July 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 593.)


                               Short Title

    Pub. L. 106-247, Sec. 1, July 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 593, provided 
that: ``This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 
`Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act'.''
